Kučevo

Kučevo
Кучево
Town and municipality
Kraku Lu Jordan archeological site

Coat of arms

Location of the municipality of Kučevo within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°29′N 21°40′E / 44.483°N 21.667°E / 44.483; 21.667Coordinates: 44°29′N 21°40′E / 44.483°N 21.667°E / 44.483; 21.667
Country  Serbia
Region Southern and Eastern Serbia
District Braničevo
Settlements 26
Government
 • Mayor Zoran Milekic
Area[1]
 • Municipality 721 km2 (278 sq mi)
Elevation 162 m (531 ft)
Population (2011 census)[2]
 • Town 3,950
 • Municipality 15,490
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 12240
Area code +381(0)12
Car plates PO
Website www.mojekucevo.org

Kučevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Кучево, pronounced [kûtʃɛʋɔ]; Romanian: Cuciovă) is a town and municipality located in the Braničevo District of the eastern Serbia. In 2011, the population of the town was 3,950, while the population of the municipality was 15,490.

History

In 1973, excavations were conducted in the Kraku Lu Jordan metallurgical complex. The remains of the Roman town dates to the 4th century.[3]

From 1929 to 1941, Kučevo was part of the Morava Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities of Serbia, 2006". Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  2. ↑ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ↑ . JSTOR 529360. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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